Kathleen Parker

It's back. Like the reclusive cicada that emerges every 17 years so years--only to become roadkill beneath the wheels of migratory humans--the perennial culture question is back in the headlines:...

A pop quiz for parents: What does your child do at the public library? a) Check out books; b) Research homework assignments; c) Download pornographic pictures; d) Shoot the librarian....

The debate over how to stem the tide of teen pregnancies is healthy and necessary. It is also moot. For this simple reason: We're trying to dissuade teenagers from experimenting...

It's always worrisome when policymakers refer to movies and television programs to make their point. Former vice president Dan Quayle did it with "Murphy Brown," blaming the fictitious TV character...

Bitch, bitch, bitch. Everybody's bitching about how U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich told his mother who told Connie Chung who told EVERYBODY that Hillary Rodham Clinton is a "bitch." "She's...

The slayings of an abortion doctor and clinic workers in two states suggest that abortion is no longer a topic for civilized debate. Today one may be gunned down in...

I thought better of it. I knew the potential consequences. I did it anyway. I gave my boy a bicycle for Christmas. A 26-inch bike with all-terrain tires, a speedometer,...

Dear Pat, you don't know me, but I feel I know you. I was Suzanne's friend when you were born 25 years ago today. Suzanne, as you now know, was...

Acustody battle being waged before the South Carolina Supreme Court has raised the prickly issue of how we define-or at least how we talk about-good parenting in the age of...

It's that jolly ol' time of year again, and something isn't happening at our house. There's no Christmas tree. No mistletoe or garlands. No wreath on the door. No spirit....